崇安湍蛙 vs Devil Maple

Amolops chunganensis compared with Acer diabolicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	崇安湍蛙	Devil Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Amphibia (两栖动物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Anura (无尾目)	Sapindales (无患子目)
Family	Ranidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Amolops	Acer
Species	Amolops chunganensis	Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

崇安湍蛙

LC — Least Concern

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	崇安湍蛙	Devil Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

崇安湍蛙

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Devil Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

崇安湍蛙

The Chungan Sucker Frog (Amolops chunganensis) is a Least Concern torrent frog in the family Ranidae, endemic to central China, particularly associated with the mountains of Chongqing (formerly Chungan County, from which the species name derives) and surrounding areas. The genus Amolops, commonly known as torrent frogs or cascade frogs, is adapted for life in and around fast-flowing mountain streams, with expanded toe pads and sucker-like discs that allow clinging to wet, smooth rock surfaces in high-velocity water. Breeding occurs in stream environments, where males call from boulders at the stream edge and larvae develop in oxygenated torrent pools with specialized mouthparts for adhering to rock substrates. A. chunganensis inhabits subtropical and montane forests at elevations ranging from low to mid altitudes in Sichuan and Chongqing. The IUCN assesses this species as Least Concern, reflecting a relatively wide distribution within suitable stream habitats across central China. However, it faces ongoing pressure from water quality degradation, dam construction and stream modification, deforestation, and pollution from agricultural and urban runoff. Amolops frogs are sensitive to siltation and chemical contamination of breeding streams.